Franklin Street in Fort Collins
A Fort Collins, Colorado homeowner approached Coffey because they wanted to transform their open carport into a closed garage. The house is located in the West Vine Basin 100-year floodway, therefore a floodplain analysis was required by the city.
The Role of Floodplain Management in Public Safety
After the floods that occurred in 2013 across the Southwest region of the US, new floodplain maps are being created by the state of Colorado and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Floodplain maps started as a record that was only updated every 30 years, but it is now possible to update daily.